Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form (simple past, past perfect or past perfect continuous) of the verbs.
1By the time the fire fighters ..............., the fire ……………… many huts.
Wrong!
2He was not ............... to write the exam, because he ……………….. his hall ticket.
Wrong!
3Long before the chief guest ..............., the invitees …………….. .
Wrong!
4I wish you ............... your application in time.
Wrong!
5The police ............... the thief. They ……………. for him for two months.
Wrong!
6If they ............... the Principal, he would have helped them.
Wrong!
7I ............... to him, as I ………………… to him formally.
Wrong!
8By the time we ............... the station, the train …………… .
Wrong!
9If Balu ............... the secretary earlier, he …………… him a job.
Wrong!
10If Raju ............... in our team, we ……………. .
Wrong!
Done.
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Answers
- By the time the fire fighters arrived, had destroyed, the fire ……………… many huts.
- He was not permitted, had not brought to write the exam, because he ……………….. his hall ticket.
- Long before the chief guest arrived, had assembled, the invitees …………….. .
- I wish you had sent your application in time.
- The police caught, had been looking the thief. They ……………. for him for two months.
- If they had met the Principal, he would have helped them.
- I did not speak, was not introduced to him, as I ………………… to him formally.
- By the time we reached, had left the station, the train …………… .
- If Balu had seen, would have given the secretary earlier, he …………… him a job.
- If Raju were, would win in our team, we ……………. .

